The Arcanum Code by Nick Thacker

Author:Nick Thacker [Thacker, Nick]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Conundrum Publishing
Published: 2024-03-30T00:00:00+00:00

FORTY-ONE

BRODY

The group chatted and caught up as Brody drove. They reached downtown Natal, circling around its banking district. For a city of nearly a million, the area seemed more like a collection of suburbs and smaller towns than the large portside city it was.

"I forgot to ask," Colin said. “Where exactly are we headed now? The museum’s here in Natal?”

Brody smiled and let Antonio Lobo answer the same question he and Anna had asked earlier.

"Unfortunately, no. But it will only be a short trip, I'm hoping."

Colin whistled. "That's quite a drive." He frowned. "I'm trying to remember my geography – what cities large enough to host a museum and university that are only a 2-hour drive from here?"

Antonio laughed. "There are none. We aren’t driving."

Colin's eyes widened. "Got it.” He looked at his friend. “You're taking us to the airport?"

"Unless you've got somewhere else to be," Brody said. "This week we don't want to go back to the hotel, for obvious reasons. So whatever you're wearing will have to suffice for now. Rio has more than enough options – you'll find something to wear if you need to change."

"Rio de Janeiro?" Colin asked, surprised.

"Seems crazy, but air travel is so much easier these days. Plus, the airport here is small – we'll hop on a plane within the hour and land in Rio shortly after that." Brody glanced to his side. “Also, my window's broken and there's glass all over the floor. It'll be nice to get another rental when we're there."

"Do you think the network will care?" Colin asked.

Anna turned and looked at him. "Do you think they'll care that one of their employees was murdered? That's probably what will keep their attention for the next week or so. The way I see it, this filming they were planning is never going to happen. I've been taking iPhone and GoPro footage every now and then, just like they told us to, but unless they want to make an episode completely out of B-roll, I don't think we need to worry about the network cracking down on us."

“And we are still looking for the Arcanum," Brody said. "Plans changed, but that's to be expected. They gave us a daily per diem for a reason – flights are cheap anyway, and Rio has better food."

"You think it has any of those salty worms?"

Lobo glanced over at Colin, but didn't speak. Brody laughed. "I'm sure you'll be able to find a grub worm fix somewhere there, yeah."

Brody saw signs for the Governador Aluízio Alves International Airport and took the next exit onto Avenida Firmino Moura. As he slowed, he noticed a car pulling off the highway behind them. It followed them for a couple of blocks before Brody spoke again. "Maybe I'm just a little antsy from what happened earlier," he said. "But I think we're being followed again."

Anna twisted around in the seat and stared at the vehicle behind them. Unlike the others from before, this was a brightly colored, blue sedan.

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